Wildcard Quiz #3
Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 7 February 2009
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Q1.
In Greek mythology, a female hybrid monster with the front of a lion, the middle of a goat and the rear of a dragon is called a …?
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Q2.
According to Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky", what were "all mimsy"?
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Q3.
The Fandango originated in which country?
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Q4.
What word refers to a measure used in Scotland for liquids, chiefly beer, equalling 9 gallons?
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Q5.
Which Olympic Games were the first to be broadcast worldwide on television?
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Q6.
What French phrase means "sea-sickness"?
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Q7.
What perennial herb with sweet pine and citrus flavours was known to the Greeks and Romans as a sign of happiness?
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